¡Viva Valenzuela!: Fernandomania Erupts in Los Angeles Classics and in unforgettable detail

and in unforgettable detail

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A powerful and wise story about finding the courage to be yourself

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¡Viva Valenzuela!: Fernandomania Erupts in Los Angeles Classics and in unforgettable detailBy Nathalie Alonso, Illustrated by John Parra Meet LA Dodgers pitcher Fernando Valenzuela, the rookie who became a symbol of Mexican American pride and a hero to Latinos everywhere. Celebrate Latino sports history in this inspiring, stunningly illustrated baseball book for kids ages 7 10, from an award winning baseball reporter and a Pura Belpr Honoree. Fernando Valenzuela was just barely out of his teens when he came to America from Mexico to play